Bird's-eye Britannia; EXCLUSIVE Amazing aerial shots show UK's changing face.Byline: BY DAVID EDWARDS David Edwards may refer to one of the following persons.
FROM an industrial powerhouse to a sprawl of shopping centres and motorways, Britain's landscape has been transformed in the last half century. Now a groundbreaking TV programme will explore the changing face of our country - from the sky. Presented by Andrew Marr Andrew Marr (born 31 July 1959, Glasgow, Scotland) is a Scottish journalist and political commentator. He edited The Independent for two years, until May 1998, and was the political editor for the BBC from 2000 until 2005. , Britain From Above takes a bird's eye view of the nation. As these exclusive pictures show, our proud industrial heritage is a thing of the past - along with thousands of jobs. Marr and top aerial photographer Jason Hawkes skydived, parachuted, helicoptered and paraglided across the skies. Marr says: "It gave us a truly different perspective on life in Britain." Britain From Above begins on BBC BBC in full British Broadcasting Corp. Publicly financed broadcasting system in Britain. A private company at its founding in 1922, it was replaced by a public corporation under royal charter in 1927. 1 and BBC2 on Sunday, August 10. Sheffield DARK and smoky Meadowhall, north-east of the city centre, was at the heart of the industrial revolution, renowned for its collieries and iron and steelworks, all served by the River Don. Now the old factories have been replaced by the vast, 1.4million sq ft Meadowhall shopping centre, which opened in 1990. Its acres of surrounding car parks are served by the M1 motorway, visible at the top of the picture. Glasgow MOST of the yards are gone as Glasgow surrendered its shipbuilding mantle to overseas manufacturers, but now the banks of the River Clyde For other rivers, see Clyde River (disambiguation) The River Clyde (Cluaidh in Scottish Gaelic) is a major river in Scotland. It is the eighth longest river in the UK, and the third longest in Scotland. have been regenerated. These before and after pictures are of the Linthouse shipyard. One of its most famous shipbuilders Alexander Stephens
The firm's best-known employee was an apprentice welder called Billy Connolly. Ravenscraig WORK started on a vast steelworks in North Lanarks in 1954. As it grew into the UK's biggest steel-maker, locals near the plant in Motherwell, Scotland, started calling it Steelopolis. The industry declined and the works shut in 1993 with the loss of 770 jobs, devastating dev·as·tate tr.v. dev·as·tat·ed, dev·as·tat·ing, dev·as·tates 1. To lay waste; destroy. 2. To overwhelm; confound; stun: was devastated by the rude remark. the region. At 1,125 acres it's currently the largest derelict site in the whole of Scotland, but there are plans for a brand new town for 10,000 people. Manchester THIS reconnaissance picture of Trafford Ship Canal was taken by the Luftwaffe in the 1930s. It was the world's third busiest port - despite being 40 miles inland. Now the Imperial War Museum North sits on the banks of this 36mile-long canal. Rhondda BRITAIN'S largest continuous coalfield coal·field n. An area in which deposits of coal are found. coalfield Noun an area rich in deposits of coal Noun 1. provided thousands of jobs in South Wales South Wales south n → sud m du Pays de Galles . The first mine was sunk in the 19th century, with production peaking in 1913 at 9.6million tonnes. The worst single disaster was the 1867 Ferndale pit when a gas explosion killed 178 people. Two years later, another explosion cost 153 lives. The industry that fuelled the Industrial Revolution went into decline in the 30s. Today the pits are gone but you can still see the scars they left on the landscape. CAPTION(S): EAGLE EYED Snapper snapper, name for members of the Lutianidae, a family of spiny-finned food and game fishes found chiefly in tropical coastal waters. Snappers are carnivorous, active, and voracious, with large mouths and sharp teeth. Most species travel in dense schools. Jason Hawkes and pilot; THEN; NOW Sheffield; THEN; NOW Glasgow; THEN; NOW Ravenscraig; THEN; NOW Manchester; THEN; NOW Rhondda |
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